Family history - cause of death.
Discovered the parish record of an ancestor buried at Hindley in 1718, the cause of death written as PARALATIK. I first thought it may be paralytic, possibly alcoholism, but it appears the proper meaning of paralytic is paralysis. Anyone out there come across this term and knows its eighteenth century meaning.
Started: 17th Nov 2017 at 19:19


hilly been doing my family history and an ancestor had a paralitic episode as cause of death.
this I believe is a stroke, thats my interpretation
Replied: 17th Nov 2017 at 20:37

Samuel Johnson's 18th century dictionary.
‘Struck with a palsy ‘
Replied: 18th Nov 2017 at 11:10
Thank you, both. Looks like that all ties in, possibly a stroke with its atendent paralysis. That will do for me. Thanks again for taking the time to reply.
Replied: 18th Nov 2017 at 21:19

On a similar quest for old medical descriptions, what exactly is a "seizure?" A heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage? (stroke)
Replied: 20th Nov 2017 at 01:40

A seizure usually means an epileptic fit...but can also mean a stroke.
Replied: 20th Nov 2017 at 09:31

Ah, so the mystery deepens. I believe my paternal grandfather suffered a seizure, way back in '37, no other info though.
Replied: 21st Nov 2017 at 01:07
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